Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.79

v2.c4.s5.79

At right angles to the axle was the pole of the chariot (Iṣā, Praüga). Normally there was, it seems, one pole, on either side of which the horses were harnessed, a yoke (Yuga) being laid across their necks; the pole was passed through the hole in the yoke (called Kha¹⁰ or Tardman¹¹), the yoke and the pole then being tied together.¹²